FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sulfur compound metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006790 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving the nonmetallic element sulfur or compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione.
Also Known As "sulfur metabolism" ; "sulphur metabolic process" ; "sulphur metabolism"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       4
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 sulfur compound metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4
     involved_in | sulfur compound metabolic process       4
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   |__metabolic process
       |__sulfur compound metabolic process  177 rec.
           |__3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate metabolic process 2 rec.
           |   |__3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |__4-carboxy-4'-sulfoazobenzene metabolic process
           |__acyl-CoA metabolic process 79 rec.
           |   |__2-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA catabolic process
           |   |__acetyl-CoA metabolic process(+) 28 rec.
           |   |__acyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 41 rec.
           |   |__benzoyl-CoA metabolic process(+)
           |   |__fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process(+) 40 rec.
           |   |__L-methylmalonyl-CoA metabolic process(+)
           |   |__malonyl-CoA metabolic process(+)
           |   |__succinyl-CoA metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
           |__alkanesulfonate metabolic process
           |   |__6-sulfoquinovose(1-) catabolic process to 3-sulfopropanediol(1-)
           |   |__6-sulfoquinovose(1-) catabolic process to glycerone phosphate and 3-sulfolactaldehyde
           |   |__alkanesulfonate biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__alkanesulfonate catabolic process(+)
           |   |__methanesulfonic acid metabolic process
           |   |__taurine metabolic process(+)
           |__biotin metabolic process
           |   |__biotin biosynthetic process
           |   |__biotin catabolic process
           |__cephalosporin C metabolic process
           |   |__cephalosporin C biosynthetic process
           |   |__cephalosporin C catabolic process
           |__coenzyme A metabolic process 8 rec.
           |   |__coenzyme A biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__coenzyme A catabolic process 1 rec.
           |__cyclohexylsulfamate metabolic process
           |__dihydrolipoamide metabolic process
           |__dimethyl sulfoxide metabolic process
           |__disproportionation of elemental sulfur
           |__dodecyl sulfate metabolic process
           |__glucosinolate metabolic process
           |   |__glucosinolate biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__glucosinolate catabolic process(+)
           |   |__indole glucosinolate metabolic process(+)
           |__glutathione metabolic process 55 rec.
           |   |__ascorbate glutathione cycle
           |   |__glutathione biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__glutathione catabolic process 7 rec.
           |__hydrogen sulfide metabolic process 4 rec.
           |   |__hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |__lipoate metabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__lipoate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |   |__lipoate catabolic process
           |__methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid(+)
           |__methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide(+)
           |__methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol(+)
           |__mycothiol metabolic process
           |   |__mycothiol biosynthetic process
           |__naphthalenesulfonate metabolic process
           |__penicillin metabolic process
           |   |__benzylpenicillin metabolic process(+)
           |   |__penicillin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__penicillin catabolic process(+)
           |__polythionate oxidation
           |__regulation of sulfur metabolic process 3 rec.
           |   |__positive regulation of camalexin biosynthetic process
           |   |__positive regulation of penicillin metabolic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol(+)
           |   |__regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate(+)
           |   |__regulation of coenzyme A biosynthetic process
           |   |__regulation of cysteine metabolic process
           |   |__regulation of gliotoxin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of glucosinolate biosynthetic process
           |   |__regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway(+)
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid(+)
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide(+)
           |   |__regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol(+)
           |   |__regulation of penicillin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of penicillin catabolic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of sulfate assimilation(+)
           |   |__regulation of taurine biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA(+)
           |   |__regulation of thiamine biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of thiamine diphosphate biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of trypanothione biosynthetic process(+)
           |__S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__S-adenosylhomocysteine catabolic process
           |__S-adenosylmethioninamine metabolic process
           |__S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process 7 rec.
           |   |__S-adenosylmethionine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |   |__S-adenosylmethionine catabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__S-adenosylmethionine cycle(+) 6 rec.
           |__S-methylmethionine metabolic process 2 rec.
           |   |__S-methylmethionine biosynthetic process
           |   |__S-methylmethionine cycle 2 rec.
           |__sulfate assimilation 1 rec.
           |   |__dissimilatory sulfate reduction
           |   |__regulation of sulfate assimilation(+)
           |   |__sulfate assimilation via adenylyl sulfate reduction
           |   |__sulfate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulfate reduction by phosphoadenylyl-sulfate reductase (thioredoxin)
           |__sulfation 4 rec.
           |   |__protein sulfation(+)
           |__sulfide oxidation 1 rec.
           |   |__sulfide oxidation, using sulfide dehydrogenase
           |   |__sulfide oxidation, using sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase 1 rec.
           |   |__sulfide oxidation, using sulfur dioxygenase
           |__sulfolipid metabolic process
           |   |__sulfolipid biosynthetic process
           |__sulfur amino acid metabolic process 15 rec.
           |   |__cysteine metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__ergothioneine metabolic process(+)
           |   |__homocysteine metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__methionine metabolic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__sulfur amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__sulfur compound biosynthetic process 70 rec.
           |   |__3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__4-amino-3-isothiazolidinone biosynthetic process
           |   |__acyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 41 rec.
           |   |__alkanesulfonate biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__bacillithiol biosynthetic process
           |   |__biotin biosynthetic process
           |   |__camalexin biosynthetic process
           |   |__cephalosporin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__cephamycin C biosynthetic process
           |   |__coenzyme A biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__coenzyme M biosynthetic process
           |   |__epothilone biosynthetic process
           |   |__gliotoxin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__glutathione biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__glutathione derivative biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate
           |   |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanol
           |   |__leukotriene D4 biosynthetic process
           |   |__lipoate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |   |__mycothiol biosynthetic process
           |   |__penicillin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__pyochelin biosynthetic process
           |   |__S-adenosylmethionine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |   |__S-glycoside biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__S-methylmethionine biosynthetic process
           |   |__sulfolipid biosynthetic process
           |   |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__thiamine-containing compound biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__thiazole biosynthetic process
           |__sulfur compound catabolic process 12 rec.
           |   |__2-aminobenzenesulfonate catabolic process(+)
           |   |__2-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA catabolic process
           |   |__6-sulfoquinovose(1-) catabolic process(+)
           |   |__acetyl-CoA catabolic process(+)
           |   |__alkanesulfonate catabolic process(+)
           |   |__benzoyl-CoA catabolic process
           |   |__biotin catabolic process
           |   |__cephalosporin C catabolic process
           |   |__cephamycin C catabolic process
           |   |__coenzyme A catabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__dibenzothiophene catabolic process
           |   |__dimethylsulfoniopropionate catabolic process
           |   |__fatty-acyl-CoA catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__gliotoxin catabolic process
           |   |__glutathione catabolic process 7 rec.
           |   |__glutathione derivative catabolic process(+)
           |   |__leukotriene D4 catabolic process
           |   |__lipoate catabolic process
           |   |__malonyl-CoA catabolic process
           |   |__parathion catabolic process
           |   |__penicillin catabolic process(+)
           |   |__pyochelin catabolic process
           |   |__S-adenosylhomocysteine catabolic process
           |   |__S-adenosylmethionine catabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__S-glycoside catabolic process(+)
           |   |__succinyl-CoA catabolic process
           |   |__sulfur amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__thiamine-containing compound catabolic process(+)
           |   |__thiocyanate catabolic process
           |   |__toluene-4-sulfonate catabolic process
           |__sulfur oxidation
           |   |__aerobic sulfur oxidation
           |   |__sulfur oxidation, ferric ion-dependent
           |__thiamine-containing compound metabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__thiamine diphosphate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__thiamine metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__thiamine-containing compound biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__thiamine-containing compound catabolic process(+)
           |__thiazole metabolic process
           |   |__thiazole biosynthetic process
           |__thiocyanate metabolic process
           |   |__thiocyanate catabolic process
           |__trypanothione metabolic process
               |__trypanothione biosynthetic process(+)
               |__trypanothione catabolic process
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